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Manuel Puig

Personal Information

Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Born / DiedDec 28, 1932 (Died at 58)
Zodiac Sign♑Capricorn
Place of BirthGeneral Villegas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Career Span1974 – 1990
Known Credits11 Titles
Official Links
WritingPopularity Score 0.9

Manuel Puig

Total Works

11

11 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Juan Manuel Puig Delledonne (December 28, 1932 – July 22, 1990) was an Argentine author, commonly called Manuel Puig. Among his best-known novels are La traición de Rita Hayworth(Betrayed by Rita Hayworth, 1968), Boquitas pintados (Heartbreak Tango, 1969), and El beso de la mujer araña (Kiss of the Spider Woman, 1976) which was adapted into the film released in 1985, directed by the Argentine-Brazilian director Héctor Babenco; and a Broadway musical in 1993. Description above from the Wikipedia article Manuel Puig, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Happy Together
7.6
Happy Together
1997•movie
Role: Novel
Kiss of the Spider Woman
7.0
Role: Novel
The Place Without Limits
7.2
Role: Co-Writer

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 11 titles featuring Manuel Puig

Happy Together
7.6
Happy Together
1997•movie

Role: Novel

Kiss of the Spider Woman
7.0

Role: Novel

Kiss of the Spider Woman
5.8

Role: Novel

The Place Without Limits
7.2

Role: Co-Writer

The Last Supper
7.9
The Last Supper
1976•movie
Painted Lips
6.6
Painted Lips
1974•movie

Role: Novel

El otro
4.9
El otro
1986•movie

Role: Writer

Pubis angelical
5.1
Pubis angelical
1982•movie

Role: Novel

Tropic Pathway
6.4
Tropic Pathway
2005•movie

Role: Idea

Regreso a Coronel Vallejos
5.0

as Self - Writer (archive footage)